Gucci Stories: The Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice
Guccis The Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is a fourpart series of short films shot in New York. Palo Alto director Gia Coppola casts a contemporary lens over the Greek legend, starring the illfated lovers and the PreFall 2016 collection. According to the ancient tale, talented musician Orpheus descends to the underworld to retrieve his beloved wife Eurydice, who steps on a poisonous snake and dies after being chased by Aristaeus. Moved by Orpheus music, Hades, ruler of the afterlife, allows him to take Eurydice back under one condition. Eurydice is to follow Orpheus while walking out to the light, but he cant look back otherwise she will return to the land of the dead forever. Chapter 1: The Wedding In the wedding scene, Eurydice, played by singer songwriter Lou Doillon wears a serpent embroidered gown from the new collection. To match it perfectly, Alessandro Michele created a custom diaphanous tulle veil with a fourfoot train shaped like a butterfly. Chapter 2: The Bliss First seen ominously wa
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